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Summary
This document is a memo outlining a political strategy to run a third-party candidate in the 2020 U.S. presidential election. The author proposes recruiting an 'ideal candidate' with specific traits to challenge both the Democrats and Trump, suggesting that the potential 'chaos' of a three-way race might be preferable to relying on the Democrats alone. The plan involves leveraging new voting technologies and seeking support from Silicon Valley, with a proposed start in the fall of 2019.
People (3)
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| Trump | Political figure |
Mentioned as the person a potential Democratic or third-party candidate would need to beat in the 2020 election.
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| Unnamed Author | Author of the memo |
The individual who wrote the memo, proposing a political strategy for the 2020 election.
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| Unnamed Recipients | Recipients of the memo |
A group of people ("many of you") who have previously discussed and 'war-gamed' the political strategy with the author.
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Organizations (4)
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| Democrats |
Mentioned as a political party that might not nominate a candidate capable of beating Trump in 2020.
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| House of Representatives |
Mentioned as the body that would decide the election if no candidate wins a majority, which is described as an 'uncon...
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| Silicon Valley |
Identified as potential 'game-changing allies' in the proposed third-party effort, likely due to technology and funding.
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| HOUSE_OVERSIGHT |
Appears in the document's footer (HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_026302), suggesting the document is part of a collection from a Hou...
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Timeline (2 events)
Fall of 2019
Proposed start time for gaining 50-state ballot access for a third-party presidential campaign.
United States
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The country for which the presidential election is being discussed.
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A region identified as a potential source of support for the proposed political effort.
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Relationships (1)
The author refers to past discussions ('as we have discussed and many of you have exhaustively war-gamed') and a future 'hopeful project'.
Key Quotes (3)
"If we recruit this ideal candidate; threading the needle of name ID, a center-left bent, a TV-savvy campaign team and a pledge to serve only four years with an apartisan agenda, money and campaign expertise would certainly follow."Source
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"I believe Silicon Valley could be game-changing allies in this effort."Source
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"But might that be a less scary prospect than relying on the Democrats to nominate a candidate who can beat Trump in 2020?"Source
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Would the state delegations pick a president based on party majority control of the delegation, the winner of the popular vote in each state or their own calculations as to who is best for America? Precedent suggests that delegations use secret ballots, which means individual lawmakers may vote their consciences.
If we recruit this ideal candidate; threading the needle of name ID, a center-left bent, a TV-savvy campaign team and a pledge to serve only four years with an apartisan agenda, money and campaign expertise would certainly follow. And 50 state ballot access is a function of time (starting in the fall of 2019 would be prudential) and hard work as we have discussed and many of you have exhaustively war-gamed.
Part and parcel of this effort would be motivating the often politically lackadaisical middle to vote. The raft of new technologies in data targeting and biometric mobile voting technology could transform the electorate in the next few, amping voter participation and injecting the voices of moderates (both in political views and level of political interest) into the process. And any third-party effort must incorporate advocacy for accelerated adaption of these all but inevitable voter verification tools. I believe Silicon Valley could be game-changing allies in this effort.
I am sure none of us doubt that chaos could potentially be unleashed by jamming three viable candidates into a two-party system. An election that ends up in the House of Representatives is an uncontrollable, murky and ancient process. But might that be a less scary prospect than relying on the Democrats to nominate a candidate who can beat Trump in 2020?
I look forward to talking more about all of our ideas on this hopeful project in coming weeks. Please feel free to call me to discuss. Thank you for taking time to review this note.
Sincerely,
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